Select Page

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is the Chancellor of Great Zimbabwe University, on Saturday, 2 November 2019, conferred degrees to 4 936 graduates at the University’s 13th graduation ceremony held at the University’s Main Campus.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is the Chancellor of Great Zimbabwe University, on Saturday, 2 November 2019, conferred degrees to 4 936 graduates at the University’s 13th graduation ceremony.

 

Of the number capped, 4 301 were undergraduates, while 635 were postgraduates drawn from six Schools — the Muzenda School of Arts Culture and Heritage Studies , Gary Magadzire School of Agriculture and Natural Sciences; Robert Mugabe School of Education and Culture; Munhumutapa School of Commerce; Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences; and Herbert Chitepo Law School. There was a 26 % jump in the total number of graduates this year compared to 3 916 last year. 58% of those capped were women.

Among some historic highlights of the 13th Graduation Ceremony, Herbert Zirima made history when he became the university’s first doctoral graduate. Dr Herbert Zirima — who is a lecturer at GZU — was capped after successfully completing a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Psychology. Also making history on the day were 16 lawyers who became the first crop of lawyers to graduate from the Herbert Chitepo Law School

WP Radio
WP Radio
OFFLINE LIVE
Share This